James Anderson, Jr.
(1947-1967)
U.S. Marine; posthumous Medal of Honor recipient for service in Vietnam (1967)
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Private First Class James Anderson Jr. (January 22, 1947 – February 28, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving in Vietnam in February 1967. When his Medal of Honor was awarded on August 21, 1968, he became the first African American U.S. Marine recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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22 January 1947 Los Angeles, California
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| Died |
28 February 1967 (aged 20) near Cam Lo Combat Base, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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